A hay barn fire is under investigation in Chatham off Van Der Hyde Road after it caught fire Thursday afternoon, Sept. 12. Van Der Hyde Dairy Farm part owner and manager Kyle Van Der Hyde were working in the milking parlor when he saw the lights of emergency vehicles approaching the dairy. "I said I hope that's not coming here," Van Der Hyde said. The trucks however made their way down Van Der Hyde Drive. "I turned around and saw the smoke," Van Der Hyde said. The smoke was coming from a large hay barn located near the center of the roughly 600 acre farm. Riceville-Java Fire Chief James Yeatts said crews were dispatched to the fire at 1:15 p.m. Thursday. Van Der Hyde said the fire started in the center section of the barn.